Wherever we go, Herb is always giving 110 percent. When you hike that means you get where you think you’re going (a summit, say, or a pond) and he wants to go just a little bit farther. Maybe there’s …

I asked a local ski expert to give us some tips. Here’s what Rich Macha, owner of Adirondack Paddle ‘N’ Pole, had to say: Friday (Feb. 4) morning I left the house at 7 a.m. for a quickie cross country …